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Canada doctors using art to True / False

treat patients a) The museum in the article is in Toronto. T / F

28th October, 2018 b) Doctors will prescribe visits to art galleries to

collect medicine. T / F
The Montreal c) All of the people in trials are mental health
Museum of Fine patients. T / F
Arts in Canada has
teamed up with a d) A museum director believes art therapy might
group of doctors to make people feel better. T / F
help sick people. e) A doctor said there was no scientific proof that
The doctors will art therapy worked. T / F
prescribe visits to
Montreal's art f) A doctor said looking at art increased
galleries, instead of hormone levels in our body. T / F
giving them g) A director-general said looking at art and
medicine. The physical activity were similar. T / F
museum is currently taking part in 10 trials on
patients to find out what effect art has on health. h) Art this century will be like physical activity
The patients include people with breast cancer, was in the past century. T / F
eating disorders, epilepsy and mental health
problems. Thomas Bastien, director of education
and wellness at the museum, believes that art
Synonym Match
(The words in bold are from the news article.)
heals. He said: "We saw that the museum was good
for people, so we decided to start this program with 1. teamed up a. cures
the doctors. If you're suffering from breast cancer, 2. taking part b. merits
you could come to the museum and you might feel
better." 3. trials c. certain
A doctor who has a lot of experience in helping to 4. heals d. tests
heal people with art spoke about the benefits of art
5. suffering e. comparable
therapy. Dr Hélène Boyer said: "There's more and
more scientific proof that art therapy is good for 6. benefits f. collaborated
your physical health." She said looking at art
increases hormones released in our bodies. These 7. proof g. let go
hormones are responsible for our well-being. Dr 8. released h. evidence
Boyer said visiting art galleries released the same
kinds of hormones that are released when we 9. similar i. participating
exercise. Nathalie Bondil, the museum's director- 10. convinced
general, said physical activity and art gave similar j. experiencing
health benefits. She said: "I am convinced that in
the 21st century, [art] will be what physical activity
was for health in the 20th century."
Discussion – Student A
Sources: bbc.com / lonelyplanet.com / montrealgazette.com a) What do you think of art?
b) Why is art so important to us?
Writing c) Do you think art can be better than
Looking at and creating art can be better than medicine?
taking medicine. Discuss. d) How does art make you feel?
e) How could art help people with eating
Chat disorders?
Talk about these words from the article. f) What are your favourite museums and art
galleries?
fine arts / doctors / sick people / doctors /
medicine / health / education / cancer g) What art do you have in your home?
experience / heal / benefits / proof / well-being / h) Is painting or looking at paintings better for
hormones / exercise / 20th century our health?

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Phrase Match
1. teamed up a. them medicine
2. The doctors will prescribe b. when we exercise
3. instead of giving c. might feel better
4. If you're suffering from d. for our well-being
5. come to the museum and you e. visits
6. A doctor who has a lot of experience in f. in the 20th century
7. more and more scientific g. with a group of doctors
8. These hormones are responsible h. proof
9. hormones that are released i. helping to heal people
10. what physical activity was for health j. breast cancer

Discussion – Student B Role Play

a) What do you think about what you read? Role A – Jogging
b) What is your favourite kind of art? You think jogging is the best form of physical
activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell
c) Would you try art therapy? them what is wrong with their activities. Also, tell
d) Do you think looking at art is as good as the others which is the worst of these (and why):
exercise? housework, shopping or weight training.

e) Which is healthier, looking at art or looking at Role B – Housework

the countryside? You think housework is the best form of physical
activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell
f) Is looking at art on the Internet as healthy as them what is wrong with their activities. Also, tell
visiting an art gallery? the others which is the worst of these (and why):
g) What other areas of culture are good for our jogging, shopping or weight training.
health? Role C – Shopping
h) What questions would you like to ask the You think shopping is the best form of physical
doctors? activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell
them what is wrong with their activities. Also, tell
Spelling the others which is the worst of these (and why):
housework, jogging or weight training.
1. The doctors will rseepibcr visits
Role D – Weight Training
2. Montreal's art earglsile You think weight training is the best form of
3. instead of giving them cmnieied physical activity. Tell the others three reasons
why. Tell them what is wrong with their activities.
4. eating seirddros Also, tell the others which is the worst of these
(and why): housework, shopping or jogging.
5. director of taeodcuin
6. breast enrcac
Speaking – Physical activity
7. a lot of nexeripeec
Rank these with your partner. Put the best kinds of
8. spoke about the tinsfbee of art physical activity at the top. Change partners often and
share your rankings.
9. more and more enticisfic proof
• jogging • housework
10. hormones are isobnrlspee for our well-being
• gardening • weight training
11. in the 21st eurctny • swimming • shopping
12. lihscyap activity • hiking • walking up stairs

Answers – True False

Answers – Synonym Match
1. f 2. i 3. d 4. a 5. j a F b F c F d T e F f T g T h T
6. d 7. h 8. g 9. e 10. c Answers to Phrase Match and Spelling are in the text.

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